Comments for New Restaurant, Stores and an Indie Theatre Coming Soon at http://www.scarsdale10583.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.scarsdale10583.com Tue, 21 May 2013 02:36:37 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.scarsdale10583.com/201208012621/village-voices/new-restaurants-stores-and-an-indie-theatre-coming-soon.html#comment-5262 Some of the stores are so unncessary in town that I'm convinced that a few of them are fronts for other things considering how empty they usually are. Economy, traffic, meters and inexperience are definite factors, but I find many of the stores don't fit most people's needs or interests. Why can't I get a decent bagel or a prepared meal for my family when I come home at night from the train but I can go to a different jewelry store every day of the week? We moved up here a few years ago and I find the lack of vibrancy in town disappointing. - LRJ Heathcote Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:40:06 +0100 http://www.scarsdale10583.com/201208012621/village-voices/new-restaurants-stores-and-an-indie-theatre-coming-soon.html#comment-5217 Again, who wants to shop in downtown Scarsdale when the police are so crazed about writing tickets? Got a ticket there today and I truly believe that the officer sat in front of the meter waiting for the time to run out, based on the the fact that I got back to my car only 1 minute late, according to my watch!! - Greenacres homeowner Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:53:18 +0100 http://www.scarsdale10583.com/201208012621/village-voices/new-restaurants-stores-and-an-indie-theatre-coming-soon.html#comment-5215 Costs per square foot disguise the real reason Scarsdale is getting to look like a ghost village at the current rate of retailers giving up...excuse the pun---the ghost. The simple fact is that the economy is in the toilet courtesy of the clueless fool we elected president four years ago. Now all Scarsdale residents who delivered the vast majority of their votes to him cite red herring issues like inadequate parking.Here's the real facts: 1. The bloated minions of financial service, legal and media types who have settled her just don't have the disposable income they did ten years ago--at least those of them who still have jobs. 2. It is delusional to believe that Scarsdale and it's environs have been immunized from economic austerity suffered by the rest of the country. If residents merely cut back modestly on their local purchases, there's going to be an immense resonant effect in the little stores that depend on that marginal edge provided by boom times to keep their businesses healthy enough to compete with the immense surrounding competition. The antibusiness blame gaming attitude of this administration has triggered uncertainty, fear and a disinclination of people to spend with confidence. Want to know why Scarsdale is hurting? As the confederacy of dunces in the White House. - H. Klein Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:19:36 +0100 http://www.scarsdale10583.com/201208012621/village-voices/new-restaurants-stores-and-an-indie-theatre-coming-soon.html#comment-5212 Bronxville rents may be $40 PSF but their extras are $22 PSF so it add up to the same per square foot price - j Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:27:54 +0100 http://www.scarsdale10583.com/201208012621/village-voices/new-restaurants-stores-and-an-indie-theatre-coming-soon.html#comment-5211 The vacancies are finally a result of the perfect storm of (1) extremely high rents (that also usually include personal guarantees, cost of living clauses and pass thru tax clauses.) (2)A shortage of parking spaces mixed with awful and inconsistent parking enforcement policies and (3) inexperienced people who rented these spaces (in the past) thinking that the street was paved with gold in Scarsdale. Then add the advent of big box stores and internet shopping. The regulations in the past made opening a restaurant impossible, now they can 't open them fast enough. Scarsdale was a wonderful place to make a living. I owned a store from the early 70's until the late 90's Now who in their right mind would open a store there? - Long Time Former Merchant Thu, 02 Aug 2012 05:43:02 +0100